I would never read a book if it were possible for me to talk half an hour with the man who wrote it.
Woodrow Wilson
Oh, say can you see
By the dawns early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilights last gleaming?
Who's broad striped and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
Me in my rented tuxedo, you in your big sister?s dress
I could hear my own heart beating, when you laid your head on my chest.
No telling how long it was since the last song
With the band gone and the lights all faded.
All alone on that gym floor, dancing with no music playing.
I saw it in a dream
The day that changed our history
I still can hear the screams
Swear it was no mystery
In the heat of the blast
Born in red hook, brooklyn, in the year of who knows when
Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion
Always on the outside of whatever side there was
When they asked him why it had to be that way, "well," he answered, "just
Because."
In the half light of the evening
I can almost see you glow
Can tell by the way you're moving
Time may be right to let you know
You got many colored halo
The body of Venus a babe rainbow
If you need someone to take you by the hand
And help you heal your broken heart
Show you how to find the faith in love again
So you can make a brand new start
If you're looking for the man to chase away your clouds
And be your morning sun
The stars are way out of reach, they all said
Those are crazy schemes that fill your fool head
But it was clear from the moment we met
We could prove them wrong
All my life I heard that same old story
When you came to me
You said love could not erase
The ever-present memory
of another face
I tried to make you love me
Oh, Donna, Oh, Donna
Oh, Donna, Oh, Donna
I had a girl
Donna was her name
Since she left me
The evening sun went down
I tried to rise and shine
I didn't feel so good
I prayed for extra time
And I could see a light
Breaking through the night
